Just as I predicted when Francis was hired....all over the web, it's "poor Francis fried by idiot owner". "HoF legend Francis licked to the curb by impatient Cuban protege", etc. Thats why you don't hire your old franchise players to jobs they WILL eventually get fired from. I said this 4 years ago. It was a big mistake.
The last pieces of the Karmanos/Rutherford era can't go away fast enough for me. I can't pity Francis. He failed at his job. And would have to be fired eventually, sparking a firestorm of pity continent wide. Dundon will continue to catch flak for this "disgraceful behavior" until he proves he van build a winning franchise.
Aaron Ward has been going at it on Twitter all night, with the "hockey doesn't belong in Raleigh" crowd.